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A prequel to the film Pitch Black, Escape from Butcher Bay is a terrific exercise in atmospheric worldbuilding, pacing, surprisingly good writing, next generation visuals, and rock solid action/stealth gameplay, even if it's very linear, rather short, and the plot is Riddickulous. Stealth segments of evading the heavily armed guards' lines of vision of have an appropriate feeling of vulnerability. Frequent melee combat against unarmed enemies such as prison gangs is exceptional, with weighty controls, a nuanced combo system, impactful blows, and disturbingly detailed head injuries. Proper gunfights are brief, uncommon moments of catharsis, and are soon ended as you are deprived of your arms as soon as the tightly controlled game sequencing calls for it. A critical hit, but a commercial disappointment.
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